The Lies I Tell: A twisty and engrossing thriller about a woman who cannot be trusted, from the bestselling author of The Flight

Took me a while to get going but I enjoyed .O o o o o o o o o

It was a book that I found hard to put down.An excellent story line and very well written.I want more!

Julie Clark has done it again! I so enjoyed her first book “The Flight” I was almost scared to read this, her second book. However, I enjoyed it immensely although I had great expectations this time. Others have outlined the story but again this is so well written and I loved both characters. It was interesting to see how Kat’s intentions changed as she found out more about Meg’s problems and how she dealt so well with them and so completely changed her mind. I’m reading Julie Clark’s books faster than she can write them! Looking forward to the next one.

Disappointed that I didn't enjoy to this as much as The Flight. Found the real estate terminology hard going at times.

Wowsers! What a book!Meg might be a con artist, a grifter but her intentions are different to the average one, and her cons are so well thought out. I absolutely loved how clever she was, how she was always many steps ahead of everyone, including the reader, and we had chapters written from her perspective.I loved her backstory, and the details of some of her early cons and the reason she is back in town is just understandable.We also have chapters from Kat, a journalist who for years has been trying to uncover the truth about Meg and all of her aliases. And when she finally thinks she can get close to Meg she is determined to make the most of the opportunity.I was hooked from the first few pages until the end, just slightly regretful that I hadn't been in a position to read it in one sitting, but I was trying to grab any moment to read just a bit more. I just wasn't sure what Meg's end game was, and I had no clue how to guess how Kat's story would play out.I am though delighted with both of the conclusions and I really enjoyed Meg's self awareness of what she was doing, and all the tips she gave us on how to pull off a good con. It's fascinating and brilliant and I just loved it.Thank you to Hodder & Stoughton and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily

Julie Clark has become one of my auto read authors. I enjoyed her last book so much and this was another high tension read.Meg is a con artist, moving around cities, using different names and backgrounds, depending upon the man she wants to con. She thinks of herself as a righter of wrongs and it gave me a little Robin Hood vibe. While not stealing, she manipulates men to give her money and gifts, until she finally settles on her ultimate target.Kat Roberts is a reporter and she has been investigating Meg for years, after Meg caused her life to implode. Kat wants to expose her and she will do anything to achieve her goal. But as an unlikely friendship forms, Kat begins to question her assumptions. Is she being conned, or was she wrong about Meg all along?The author really knows how to build suspense and the lies and deception kept me turning the pages. While I did see parts coming, there were also a couple of unexpected twists, leading to a satisfying ending. Another one I recommend and I look forward to more by this author.Thanks to NetGalley and Hodder and Stoughton for this gifted advance review copy.

Thank you to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book.In this book we meet Meg, who has had a really tough time growing up, with her mum dying when she was still in school, and also losing her home. She’s changed her life to get as far as possible, but not everything she does is full of truth. We also meet Kat, who is a struggling journalist. An incident happened 10 years earlier which links her to Meg, and Kat has spent those ten years looking for Meg, whilst living a slow life with fiancé, Scott.I really enjoyed this book. I really enjoyed Kat and her character, she was relatable, yet brave and determined. Meg, although you could see why she was doing what she was doing, was also highly unlikable. The writing flowed really well, making this story really easy to read. We also read between different time perspectives so we can see what happened to Meg and Kat that has made them be who they are today. I wasn’t sure where this would end up, but the ending was satisfying. A great read that’s different from the usual stories I read! Would recommend!

This was a fascinating thriller about revenge and deceit featuring Meg, a grifter with many aliases and someone journalist Kat has been trying to track down for ten years due to the impact Meg caused on her life a decade ago. Meg herself has been waiting over ten years to exact retribution against the man who ruined hers and her mothers lives. Told from both perspectives it was interesting to see how Meg operated and to an extend you could appreciate just what she was doing and why, Kat’s trust issues with both her boyfriend and Meg added a good dimension to the story. I didn’t understand some of the American systems which made some elements of the scam harder to follow although it’s easy to enough to get the overall gist, for me this was a good slow burner made all the more interesting by the twisted relationships and morals. 7/10